Subconscious Cruelty
- 2000
- 1h 32m
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4.8/10
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An anthology of horror, consisting of four segments all themed around gory subjects.An anthology of horror, consisting of four segments all themed around gory subjects.An anthology of horror, consisting of four segments all themed around gory subjects.
Janis Higgins
- Girl In Photo (segment "Human Larvae")
- (as Janice Higgins)
Sylvain Rivard
- Subliminal Body (segment "Right Brain
- (as Vainvard)
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- TriviaTook around six and a half years to make
- Alternate versionsDirector's High Definition Remastered Restored Version
- ConnectionsReferenced in In the Belly of the Beast (2001)
- SoundtracksEaten By Trees
By David Kristian
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Website: www.davidkristian.com
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Shocking, yes, but what else?
This was definitely the most graphically disturbing film I've ever seen. Apparently, the sole purpose of the film is to shock and outrage people (according to the Stockholm Film Festival booklet), and I guess it does, but it doesn't really go any further than that. Or does it? I get the feeling that Karim Hussain has something to tell us, but it doesn't get through very well. I understand the reason for showing the things no-one dares to show, and I think that's good. But it is not presented very well, so people will not get the picture. The last section of the film is clearly a statement against American double standard of morality, and the modern mans loss of spirituality, and it is also the most intentionally apparent section.
The 'sound design' is great, very reminiscent to Lynch's Eraserhead. The music on the other hand, is most of the time inappropriate. The middle part of the film where people are indulging in an orgy with Mother Earth, is so badly scored the scene becomes silly, which is a shame. Hussain should have chosen music in the vein of Ligeti and Penderecki for a film like this (like Kubrick did).
If you want to see a shocking film that is dead serious all of the time, go for this one. Not for everyone, though. Or maybe it is?
The 'sound design' is great, very reminiscent to Lynch's Eraserhead. The music on the other hand, is most of the time inappropriate. The middle part of the film where people are indulging in an orgy with Mother Earth, is so badly scored the scene becomes silly, which is a shame. Hussain should have chosen music in the vein of Ligeti and Penderecki for a film like this (like Kubrick did).
If you want to see a shocking film that is dead serious all of the time, go for this one. Not for everyone, though. Or maybe it is?
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